釋鑑稽古略續集 3.28

3.28

呆菴禪師　諱莊。台州人。住持徑山。臨終云。難難難。二八嬌娘上高山。老僧扶不起。言竟遂寂。有呆菴語錄。轟轟然宗門偉人也。

Chan Master Ai'an: Taboo name Zhuang, was a native of Taizhou. He served as abbot at Mount Jing. When near death, he said: "Difficult, difficult, difficult! / A lovely maiden of sixteen climbs the high mountain; / The old monk cannot help her up." Having finished speaking, he passed into quiescence. There is the Ai'an yulu (Recorded Sayings of Ai'an); he was indeed a renowned and great figure of the Chan school.